March 10th, 2018
There are rays of optimism is beginning to peek out from amid the destruction. The after-effects of Hurricane Irma are still readily apparent in the BVI but locals are picking up the pieces and bar owners are rebuilding their businesses. One of those is owners is Val Rhymer, owner of Myett’s in Cane Garden Bay. In September she said, “It’s been three weeks since the devastating Cat 5 Hurricane Irma made her path with a direct hit. And then, a brush from Hurricane Maria. There was an exceptional amount of damage island wide. After seeing the first reports I didn’t think we could ever come back from it. “But, after doing an initial clean up and evaluation we think that we may be able to open the bar in time for the charter boats this season! Well, Val was right. After a lot of hard work and perseverance she announced on Facebook, “Welcome to Myett’s Cane Garden Bay Irma Edition. We’re open daily with great food, drinks and a beautiful view. Come join us in the garden.” Well done Val!
Myett’s Cane Garden Bay: +1 284-495-9649 | [email protected]
BVI Traveller was created in September of 2017 to help tourism in the British Virgin Islands recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma.
To that end, we met our goals. In the past 7 years there have been over 1.2 million visits to the website and over 3 million pages have been viewed. There are over 1,000 pages on the site featuring news posts and detailed listings on all hotels, villas, restaurants and sailing charters located in the BVI. The BVI Government and many business, hotels, villas and sailing charters have all agreed that the site “moved the needle on tourism” after Irma.
The site, however, has run its course. It has served its purpose by bringing visitors and local businesses together to rebuild the tourist industry and it is now time to shut down operations for good.
I want to thank everyone for your help and support.
Chuck Metter